Charles Lenox Mysteries by Charles Finch: A Beautiful Blue Death (Book 1), The September Society (Book 2), The Fleet Street Murders (Book 3), A Stranger in Mayfair (Book 4), A Burial at Sea (Book 5), A Death in the Small Hours (Book 6), An Old Betrayal (Book 7), The Laws of Murder (Book 8), Home by Nightfall (Book 9). "I love this series. I like to think of these books as sorbets between “harder” reads!"... From MacMillan: "Charles Lenox, Victorian gentleman and armchair explorer, likes nothing more than to relax in his private study with a cup of tea, a roaring fire and a good book. But he can't pass up a good mystery, and this amateur sleuth is often called on to leave his comforts behind in the pursuit of clues. Follow him into the public houses, Mayfair mansions and servants’ quarters of Victorian London, into the intrigues of Parliament and secrets of Oxford. This historical mystery series, with its keen eye for period detail and razor-sharp plotting, offers readers an unparalleled brand of charm, sophistication and suspense."
